Thursday, July 24, 2008

University of California

Berkeley Tree-Sitting Saga Continues

Judge lifts the construction injunction; Five people were arrested after protest on chancellor's lawn. more >>

Broadcom Scandal Might Affect Two Colleges

Engineering schools at UCLA and UC-Irvine are named after Broadcom's founder. more >>

UC Discusses Radical Change to Admissions

Emphasizing class rank and relaxing test-score standards could boost disadvantaged students' enrollment. more >>

California Workers Continue Strike

Ongoing wage dispute continues as 8,500 people walkout on UC's 10 campuses. more >>

California Schools Approve Fee Hikes

Despite months of protests, the University of California and California State University systems both approved student fee increases of up to 10 percent this week. more >>

Thousands March Against School Cuts

California Democrats rally behind student protesters upset over $1 billion in cuts. more >>

Students Arrested at Protest of California Regents

Ten people were arrested Wednesday after locking themselves to doors outside the University of California regents meeting in San Francisco. more >>

Karl Rove Resigns; No One Cares About UC President

The president of the University of California system has announced his resignation and will be leaving his post in June 2008. more >>

Trail Mix

* According to a University of California study, GPA is a terrible predictor of college academic success, but turns out, it's not quite as terrible as standardized test scores, Inside Higher Ed reports.. more >>

Trail Mix

If you're in the market for some new rain boots, Washington University in St. Louis's Student Life has a stylish slide show that might give you some ideas. more >>

Trail Mix

Federal abstinence education funds, meant to encourage 20-year-olds not to have sex, will flow to the University of Iowa, the Daily Iowan reports. The Durham district attorney who led the investigation of three Duke lacrosse players will remain in office-despite a campaign against him led by the lacrosse team, the Chronicle reports. more >>

Asian Students Will Soon Become Majority on California Campuses

More Asian students enroll at the University of California-San Diego every year than any other racial group–and that could soon be the case across the state university system, the UCSD Guardian reports. In 2005, white UC enrollees outnumbered their Asian peers by just 1 percentage point. more >>

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